- 1713 Pierre Jélyotte, French composer, born in Lasseube, France (d. 1797)
- 1762 Charles Frederick Horn, German-English composer, arranger, and organist, born in Imperial City of Nordhausen (d. 1830)
- 1799 Joseph Rastrelli, German composer, born in Dresden, Electorate of Saxony, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1842)
- 1799 Ludwig Rellstab, German music theorist, born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1860)
- 1816 William Sterndale Bennett, English composer, born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (d. 1875)
- 1830 Eduard Lassen, Belgian-Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1904)
- 1865 Heinrich Reinhardt, Austrian composer, born in Pressburg, Austrian Empire (now Bratislava, Slovakia) (d. 1922)
- 1868 John Blackwood McEwen, Scottish classical composer, born in Hawick, Scotland (d. 1948)
- 1873 Theodore F. Morse, American composer, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1924)
- 1886 Ethel Leginska [Liggins], British pianist, conductor, composer, and music educator, born in Hull, Yorkshire, England (d. 1970)
- 1894 Ludvig Irgens-Jensen, Norwegian composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1969)
- 1895 Olga Rudge, American concert violinist, born in Youngstown, Ohio (d. 1996)
- 1899 Alexander Alexandrovich Davidenko, Soviet composer, born in Odessa, Russian Empire (d. 1934)
- 1902 Del Porter, American jazz singer (Foursome - "Walkin' My Baby Back Home"; Spike Jones and His City Slickers - "Der Fuehrer's Face"), born in Newberg, Oregon (d. 1977)
- 1906 Lawrence "Bud" Freeman, American jazz tenor saxophonist, bandleader, and composer ("The Eel"; "Zen Is When"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991)
- 1907 (Wilmore) "Slick" Jones, American jazz drummer (Fletcher Henderson, Fats Waller, Sidney Bechet), born in Roanoke, Virginia (d. 1969)
- 1911 Nino Sanzogno, Italian conductor (La Fenice) and composer, born in Venice, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1983)
- 1919 [Harold] Howard Keel, American actor, singer, (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers; Kiss Me Kate), and president of the Screen Actors Guild, born in Gillespie, Illinois (d. 2004)
- 1920 John LaPorta, American jazz clarinetist and composer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
- 1920 Ken Nordine, American voice-over and recording artist (World Jazz), born in Cherokee, Iowa (d. 2019)
- 1925 Hilda Dianda, Argentine contemporary classical and electro-acoustic composer (Rituales; Después el Silencio), musicologist, and educator, born in Córdoba, Argentina
- 1932 Karl Kroeger, American composer, born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1933 Shani Wallis, Irish-American singer and actress (Oliver!), born in Tottenham, Middlesex, England
- 1934 Horace Kay, American soul singer (Tams - "Hey Girl Don't Bother Me"; "What Kind of Fool (Do You Think I Am)"), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 1995)
- 1934 Siegfried Matthus, German composer, and opera director (Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg, 1991-2018), born in Mallenuppen, Free State of Prussia (d. 2021)
- 1936 Henryk Majewski, Polish big band jazz trumpeter (Old Timers), born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 2005)
- 1937 John Contiguglia, American concert pianist (as duo with his identical twin, Robert), born in Auburn, New York
- 1937 Richard Contiguglia, American concert pianist (as duo with his identical twin, John), born in Auburn, New York
- 1938 Frederic Rzewski, American concert pianist and composer (Spacecraft), born in Westfield, Massachusetts (d. 2021)
- 1940 Lester Chambers, American rock and soul singer (The Chambers Brothers - "Time Has Come Today"), born in Mississippi
- 1940 Vladimir Cosma, Romanian-French violinist, conductor, and classical and film score composer, born in Bucharest, Romania
- 1942 Bill Conti, American Emmy and Academy Award-winning film score composer (Rocky; The Right Stuff), born in Providence, Rhode Island
- 1943 Guy Stevens, British record company executive (Sue; Island), band manager (Mott the Hoople; Procol Harum), and record producer (The Clash - London Calling), born in East Dulwich, England (d. 1981)
- 1944 Brian Pendleton, English musician (The Pretty Things, 1963-66 - "Don't Bring Me Down"), born in Durham, England (d. 2001)
- 1944 Jack Casady, American rock bassist (Hot Tuna - "Hesitation Blues"; Jefferson Airplane - "Volunteers"; "White Rabbit"), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1945 Lowell George, American rock vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist (Little Feat - "Willin'"; "Dixie Chicken"), born in Hollywood, California (d. 1979)
- 1945 Stacy Johnson, American singer (Ike and Tina Turner Revue; The Sharpees - "Tired of Being Alone"), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2017)
Al Green (78 years old)
1946 American soul singer ("Let's Stay Together"; "Love And Happiness"), born in Forest City, Arkansas
- 1946 Roy Loney, American rock singer (Flamin' Groovies, 1965-71), born in California (d. 2019)
- 1947 Mike Chapman, Australian-American pop songwriter and record producer (with Andy Chinn: Sweet - "The Ballroom Blitz"; Suzi Quatro; Toni Basel - "Mickey"; Tina Turner - "You Better Be Good To Me"), born in Nambour, Australia
- 1947 Thanos Mikroutsikos, Greek composer, pianist, and politician (Minister of Culture,1993-96), born in Patras, Greece (d. 2019)
- 1948 Brian Griffen, British photographer (album cover art for Depeche Mode, Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson), music video, commercial and documentary film maker, born in Birmingham, England
- 1948 [Piet] "Peter" Sweval, American rock bassist (Looking Glass - "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)" ; Starz - "Cherry Baby"), born in Toms River, New Jersey (d. 1990)
- 1950 Riff West, American rock bassist (Molly Hatchet), born in Corpus Christi, Texas (d. 2014)
- 1951 Max Weinberg, American rock drummer (E Street Band; Conan O'Brien Show - Max Weinberg 7), born in Newark, New Jersey
- 1951 Peabo Bryson, American R&B, soul, and pop vocalist ("Show and Tell"; "Tonight, I Celebrate My Love"; "A Whole New World"), born in Greenville, South Carolina
- 1952 Sam Bush, American progressive bluegrass mandolinist (New Grass Revival), born in Bowling Green, Kentucky
- 1954 Jimmy Destri, American rock keyboardist, and songwriter (Blondie - "Heart of Glass"; "Rapture"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1954 Niels Olsen, Danish singer and songwriter (The Olsen Brothers; Eurovision Song Contest, 2000), born in Odense, Denmark
- 1955 Louis Johnson, American rock bassist and vocalist (Brothers Johnson), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
- 1956 Matthew Peaceman, American oboist, conductor, composer (Abyss/Scorched Earth), and teacher, born in New York City (d. 2008)
- 1957 Wayne Lewis, American keyboardist (Atlantic Starr), born in White Plains, New York
- 1958 Randy Piper, American heavy metal rocker (Wasp - "Wildchild"), born in San Antonio, Texas
- 1961 (Clarence) "Butch" Taylor, American rock and jazz keyboardist and composer (Dave Matthews Band, 1998-2008), born in Shawsville, Virginia
- 1961 Tammy Stephens, American singer (Girls Next Door - "Don't Be Cruel"), born in Arlington, Texas
- 1962 Hillel Slovak, Israeli musician (What Is This?, 1980-85; Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1982-87), born in Haifa, Israel (d. 1988)
- 1964 Bill D'Angelo, American heavy metal guitarist (Femme Fatale), born in Albuquerque, New Mexico (d. 2005)
- 1966 Marc Ford, American guitarist (The Black Crowes - "Hard To Handle"), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1967 Olga Tañón, Puerto Rican singer, born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 1971 Jeroen Thesseling, Dutch death metal fretless bassist (Pestilence; Obscura), born in the Netherlands
- 1971 Valensia, Dutch composer and singer, born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1972 Aaron Lewis, American rock singer and songwriter (Staind - "It's Been Awhile"; "Eyes Wide Open"), born in Rutland, Vermont
Lou Bega (49 years old)
1975 German mambo musician (Mambo No. 5), and artist, born in Munich, Germany
- 1978 Chris Sligh, American singer and Idol finalist, born in Madison, Tennessee
- 1979 Tony Lundon, Irish pop singer (Liberty X - "Thinking It Over"), TV presenter (Toast), and filmmaker, born in Galway, Ireland
- 1981 Justyna Danczowska, Polish concert pianist, born in Kraków, Poland
- 1982 Janice Vidal, Hong Kong Cantopop singer, and actress, born in Kowloon, British Hong Kong
- 1982 Jill Vidal, Hong Kong Cantopop and R&B singer, and guitarist, born in Kowloon, British Hong Kong
- 1982 Nellie McKay, British-American singer-songwriter, pianist, and ukulele player, born in London, England
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